Control device and control method for controlling carriers in a machine

A conveying system for conveying carriers in a machine, comprising:

• a first conveying device configured to convey each carrier from a first position to a second position different from the first position with a velocity variably determinable for each carrier;
• a second conveying device configured to convey the carriers from the second position to a third position different from the second position;
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• a control device including:
• a determining unit configured to determine the velocity of a carrier in the first conveying device;
• and
• an evaluating unit configured to evaluate the velocity of carriers in the second conveying device,
• wherein the determining unit is configured to determine the velocity of each carrier in the first conveying device on the basis of the evaluation result of the evaluating unit so that the carriers move continuously between the first and second conveying devices.

A control method for controlling carriers in a machine, comprising:

• determining the velocity of a carrier in a first conveying device by using a determining unit, the carriers being conveyed with magnetic force and with variable velocity for each carrier from a first position to a second position different from the first position;
• and
• evaluating the velocity of carriers in a second conveying device by using an evaluating unit, the carriers being conveyed from a second position to a third position different from the second position,
• wherein the determining the velocity of a carrier in the first conveying device includes determining the velocity of each carrier in the first conveying device on the basis of the evaluation result of the evaluating unit so that the carriers move continuously between the first and second conveying devices.